Pretty much done

So I'm all moved in now to the new apartment, with a few minor things to clear up. Still have to get some boxes unpacked, get the massive amounts of clothes off the closet floor and into drawers and on hangers, and of course get the kitchen into an operating condition.
What we lack:
-Couch or other comfy seats for the living room.
-Cable.

So the cable company, which is the only one provided in the zip code I'm moving to, won't get to us until June 22nd. So I'll be running in and out of the department to get internet until... oh... June 22nd. This really ticks me off seeing as I might not even be here on the 22nd, and my roommate would be working around the time they would get to us (supposedly 8 to 11). Why the heck is it nearly two weeks away from when I called? Because they suck. Can I do anything about it? Not really. Except complain on the internet.
Comcast stinks. There.

Saw the Da Vinci Code and X-Men three with my parents over Memorial Day Weekend. I found the Da Vinci Code was not insulting to Catholicism or Christianity. No I was more offended at the fact that supposedly Isaac Newton was part of this super secret club, and the best clue that the author could think up to give him was some silly trick riddle about an orb and "apple." Now, I looked it up, thinking the apple story was about as credible as Washington chopping down the cherry tree ("I cannot tell a lie... except for this story"), but it turns out (at least according to wikipedia) that Newton did draw inspiration by musing and walking through an apple orchard. It's the old cartoon gag of the apple beaning Newton on the head that isn't backed up. But that doesn't take away from the fact that the man who gave us integral calculus (with Leibniz... "this is the best of all possible worlds... except I really don't believe that"), physics, and light theories that revolutionized scientific and mathematical thought, and he supposedly couldn't think of a better clue for his contribution to this super-secret conspiracy treasure hunt than A FRIKKIN CROSSWORD PUZZLE??!?!?!?
Five letter word for fruity orb. Apple. Orange. Grape.
Da Vinci paints the last supper, and Newton says, "huh huh, I'll put an apple in the mix. Apples are cool" (best said with a Butthead voice -for all you Mike Judge fans-).
Forget Opus Dei. I think they got off easy in this movie (mad masochastic monastic murdering albino and all -anyone know an "m" word for albino that isn't too terrible?-). I think Isaac Newton should be offended... if he were alive today. If only that apple hadn't crushed him so long ago.

But the most entertaining part of the movie is seeing such amazing actors as Audrey Tautou, Tom Hanks, Ian McKellan, Jean Reno, and that Brittish guy who played the monk (he's been in something else... can't remember what though) saying some of the worst possible lines I have ever heard in my life. Of these award winning actors, the only one who seemed to pull it off was dear old Ian, but I'm guessing his experience as a comic super villain, and a magical wizard with a thing for Hobbits and their weed, probably was used to delivering a few... well... odd lines (Fool of a Took). I'm wondering if Ron Howard saw the script and thought, "Well I've just come off of doing Arrested Development. I feel like doing more comedy... heyyyy... if I get Tom Hanks to say 'fallous' in a completely serious manner, that would be really funny." Or maybe I'm the only one who was giggling during that scene... hehehe... the guy from "Big" said "chalice"... hehehe.

I would like to point out one last glorious thing about the movie...
Tom Hanks sporting the pseudo-mullet. I know, I know, it wasn't a mullet proper (how many times will you get to hear the phrase, "mullet proper"). There was no "business in front" and it was all pretty much long. But when he had it slicked back, I really couldn't help but think... Tom Hanks in a mullet. Wonder if some one can get him to sing "Enter Sandman" while he still has that 'do.

And seriously? Sarcophagus of Mary under the Louvre? You don't think... I dunno... some one would notice? The contractors, the architect, the extermitator (there've got to be some rats down there somewhere)? At least it gave us the one good line Jean Reno got in that movie:
"Do you like our pyramid? It is a scar on the face of our city."
... actually now reading that... no. Maybe Jean Reno was also working pretty well with what he had.

So definite "Bad Movie Night" fare if you want to get with friends and talk during a movie.

Enjoyed X-Men 3. Has there been a movie released in the past few years that hasn't had Ian McKellan in it? Oh right... Slither (slugs from outer space vs. the guy from Firefly). Which I highly recommend. Ian should've been in that one though.

Still waiting on quals results. Just waiting.